Definition of Ribose

1. Noun. A pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid.

Generic synonyms: Carbohydrate, Saccharide, Sugar
Substance meronyms: Ribonucleic Acid, Rna

Definition of Ribose

1. a pentose sugar [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ribose

1. A monosaccharide pentose of widespread occurrence in biological molecules, for example RNA. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ribose

ribonucleoside diphosphate reductase
ribonucleotide
ribonucleotide
ribonucleotides
ribonucleotides
ribonucleotide polymerase
ribonucleotide reductase
ribonucleotide reductases
ribophage
ribophorin
ribophorins
riboprine
riboprobe
ribopyranose
ribose (current term)
ribose (current term)
ribose-5-phosphate
ribose-5-phosphate isomerase
ribose-phosphate pyrophosphokinase
ribosemonophosphates
riboses
ribose binding protein
ribose polymerase
riboside
ribosomal
ribosomal neutral proteinase
ribosomal protein
ribosomal proteins
ribosomal protein s6 kinase
ribosomal protein S6 kinase kinase

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